Advanced Robotic Manipulators Lab
Interactive Technology Experience Center (iTEC)
ARM Lab is Actively involved in delivering courses to both students and teachers at the Interactive Experience Center (https://itecutsa.wixsite.com/itec/train-the-trainer) . iTEC was established in 2007 for the purpose of introducing visitors to the many different fields of S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, engineering, Arts and Math). iTEC seeks to be an inspiration for young people by creating an environment where they can understand how engineering, science, math, arts and technology shape our lives and the future of the world. Robots are exciting for both kids and adults. This makes them an excellent engineering tools for science and engineering outreach.
Students with Disability Center (SDC)
ARM lab is actively collaborating with Students with Disability Center (https://www.utsa.edu/disability/) to involve SDC students in research activities. Students will learn how to build low-cost robotic systems to help them with their daily activities and also about the current state-of-the-art rehabilitation robotic technologies. SDC students who are interested in joining ARM lab are encouraged to contact Prof. Jafari at: amir.jafari@utsa.edu
Community College
ARM lab is closely collaborating with Advanced Material Technology Program at Northwest Vista College (NVC). Each semester, Prof. Jafari offers short courses and seminars on new intrinsically soft materials that can be used as actuators and sensors, for NVC students. For more information regarding the seminar's schedules please contact Dr. Habibi, program coordinator at NVC (https://www.alamo.edu/nvc/academics/programs/comp-sci-tech-and-business/advanced-materials-tech/)
Senior Design Projects
ARM lab is offering exciting robotic projects at both hardware and software levels. Motivated students are always welcome to contact Dr. Jafari regarding their senior design projects. We are looking for highly capable students that seek to advance their education through cutting-edge research at the intersection of mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science.
Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Program
ARM lab is actively collaborating with RISE Program at UTSA to offer research opportunities for graduate students to work in ARM lab and learn about robotics and mechatronics projects for biomedical applications. is a federally funded program designed to increase the number of underrepresented faculty, students, and investigators who are performing research in the biomedical sciences. RISE programs support research by faculty members and minority serving institutions, strengthen the institutions' biomedical research capabilities, and provide opportunities for students to work as part of a research team. Interested students are encourage to contact Dr. Gail Taylor at (https://www.utsa.edu/mbrs/)
Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate research presents a transformational educational experience for students at UTSA. Learning outside the lecture halls and labs has an unparalleled impact on undergraduate students, and at UTSA this has promoted a thirst for discovery that has led to post-graduate study and entrepreneurship for our students. ARM lab always welcomes motivated undergrad students. If you are currently enrolled at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Texas at San Antonio and you are interested in doing research at Advanced Robotic Manipulators ARM lab, please contact Prof. Jafari. We are offering unique opportunity for undergrad students who are interested in robotics and mechatronics.
ME4543: Mechatronics Course
The formal boundaries of traditional engineering disciplines have become fuzzy following the advent of integrated circuits and computers. Nowhere is this more evident than in mechanical and electrical engineering, where products today include an assembly of interdependent electrical and mechanical components. The field of mechatronics has broadened the scope of the traditional field of electromechanics. Mechatronics is defined as the field of study involving the analysis, design, synthesis, and selection of systems that combine electronic and mechanical components with modern controls and microprocessors.